Display device

ABSTRACT

A display device includes a display part, a base part including a neck part projecting from a surface thereof to support the display part, a connecting bracket having a first end formed to be insertable into the neck part, and a guide bracket disposed in the display part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket to be connectable with the display part. Accordingly, the display device can have a slim external appearance and a base part with a simple structure.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 114 of KoreanPatent Application No. 2004-85240, filed on Oct. 25, 2004, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present general inventive concept relates to a display device, andmore particularly, to a display device having an improved structure of abase part.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a display device comprises a display part forming a picturethereon and a base part seated on an installation surface such as atable or a wall and supporting the display part. Herein, the displaydevice refers to various types of devices forming a picture thereon,such as TV, a monitor for a computer, etc. The display device mainlyemploys a flat display panel, such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) ora PDP (plasma display panel).

FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional display device 101. Referring to FIG.1, the conventional display device 101 comprises a display part 110forming a picture thereon, and a base part 120 supporting the displaypart 110 and detachably provided with respect to the display part 110.

The display part 110 comprises a panel part (not shown) forming thepicture thereon, a PCB assembly 112 transmitting and receivingelectrical signals with the panel part and other devices, and front andrear casings 113 and 114 provided in front of and behind the panel part,respectively, and forming an external appearance of the display part.

At a rear surface of the PCB assembly 112 are formed a pair of guidebrackets 140 guiding a pair of supporting bars 123 of the base part 120,which will be described later, and combination bosses 112 aaccommodating combination pieces 124 a of the base print 120. Thereforethe base part 120 is detachable with respect to the display part 110.

At a rear surface of the front casing 113, a pair of combination pieceaccommodating parts 112 b are disposed to accommodate combination pieces124 b of the base part 120, which will be described later.

At each of the guide brackets 140, a coupling boss 141 is projectedlyformed toward the rear casing 114.

The rear casing 114 is provided with first combination holes 115 and 117corresponding to the combination bosses 112 a and the combination pieceaccommodating parts 112 b for coupling with respective first screws 115a and 115 b. The rear casing 114 is also provided with secondcombination holes 116 corresponding to the coupling bosses 141 forcoupling with respective second screws 116 a.

The base part 120 comprises a seating part 121 seated on an installationsurface and a supporter 122, of which a width is almost corresponding tothat of the display part 110, disposed on an upper part of the seatingpart 121.

On an upper surface of the supporter 122, the pair of supporting bars123 are mounted to be inserted into the pair of guide brackets 140, andalso the combination pieces 124 a and 124 b, through which thecombination bosses 112 a and the combination piece accommodating parts112 b can be coupled with the respective first screws 115 a and 115 b,are extendedly formed.

Each of the supporting bars 123 is provided with a coupling hole 123 a,with which one of the second screws 116 a is coupled, corresponding tothe coupling boss 141 of one of the guide brackets 140.

With this configuration, the combination bosses 112 a and thecombination piece accommodating parts 112 b are coupled with therespective first screws 115 a and 115 b, which pass through the firstcombination holes 115 and 117, and the second screws 116 a pass throughthe second combination holes 116 and the coupling bosses 141 of theguide bracket 140 and then are coupled with the coupling holes 123 a.Therefore the base part 120 can be coupled with the display part 110.

However, in the conventional display device, the supporter 122 of thedisplay part 110 is formed to almost correspond to the width of thedisplay part 110, so that the external appearance of the base part 120is large in size.

Further, the structure of the base part 120 is complicated, so that amanufacturing process of the base part 120 is inefficient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present general inventive concept provides a displaydevice having a slim external appearance and a base part with a simplestructure.

Additional aspects of the present general inventive concept will be setforth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will beobvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of thegeneral inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present general inventiveconcept may be achieved by providing a display device comprising adisplay part, a base part which comprises a neck part projecting from asurface thereof to support the display part, a connecting bracket havinga first end formed to be insertable into the neck part, and a guidebracket disposed at the display part to guide a second end of theconnecting bracket to be connectable with the display part.

The connecting bracket may comprise a combination portion to couple withthe guide bracket, and an inserting portion extending from thecombination portion to insert into the neck part, wherein the neck partcan include a through portion through which the inserting portionpasses.

The base part may comprise a base frame to contact an installationsurface, and a base cover disposed at an upper portion of the base frameand including the neck part therein, wherein the inserting portion ofthe connecting bracket passes through the through portion of the neckpart and then attaches to the base frame.

A width of the combination portion may be larger than that of theinserting portion, and a lower end of the combination portion maycontact an upper end of the neck part.

A plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in a radial direction may beprojectedly formed on the base frame.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects of the present general inventive concept willbecome apparent and more readily appreciated from the followingdescription of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a rear exploded perspective view illustrating a conventionaldisplay device;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating a display deviceaccording to an embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view illustrating a base part and a displaypart of the display device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view illustrating a connecting bracket andthe base part of the display device of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the presentgeneral inventive concept, examples of which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to likeelements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order toexplain the present general inventive concept while referring to thefigures.

FIGS. 2-4 illustrate a display device 1 according to an embodiment ofthe present general inventive concept Referring to FIGS. 2-4, thedisplay device 1 comprises a display part 10 to form a picture thereon,a base part 20 to support the display part 10 and having a neck part 23which is projecting from a surface of the base part 20, a connectingbracket 30 of which a first end can be inserted into the neck part 23, aguide bracket 40 disposed at the display part 10 to guide a second endof the connecting bracket 30 to attach to the display part 10.

The display part 10 is detachable from the base part 20. In the casethat the display part 10 is attached to the base part 20, it can be usedas a stand type display device seated on a horizontal plane, such as atable. However in the case that the display part 10 is detached from thebase part 20, it can be used as a wall type display device mounted on avertical plane, such as a wall.

The display part 10 comprises a panel part 11 to form the picturethereon, a PCB (printed circuit board) assembly 12 to transmit andreceive electrical signals between the panel part 11 and other devices,and front and rear casings 13 and 14 provided in front of and behind thepanel part 11 and the PCB assembly, respectively, to form an externalappearance of the display part 10.

At an inner surface of the rear casing 14, combination bosses 14 aprojecting toward the front casing 13 are formed to couple with theguide bracket 40.

The base part 20 comprises a base frame 21 to contact an installationsurface and a base cover 22 disposed at an upper portion of the baseframe 21 and formed with the neck part 23.

Around a circumferential area of the base frame 21 a plurality of firstscrew holes 21 a can be penetratingly formed to allow first screws 33 topass therethorugh. Also, in a central area of the base frame 21 aplurality of second screw holes 21 b can be are penetratingly formed toallow second screws 34 to pass therethrough. A plurality of reinforcingribs 25 disposed in a radial direction can be projectedly formed on asurface of the base frame 21, thereby preventing the base part 20 frombending.

A bottom surface of the base cover 22 can be provided with couplingbosses (not shown) corresponding to the first screw through holes 21 ato couple with the first screws 33. The first screws 33 pass through thefirst screw through holes 21 a and couple with the coupling bosses.Accordingly, the base frame 21 can be coupled with the base cover 22.

The neck part 23 projects outward from a central portion of the basecover 22. A through portion 24 into which the first end of theconnecting bracket 30 can be inserted is penetratingly formed in theneck part 23. With this configuration, the display device 1 includingthe neck part 23 can be slimly formed. Here, the neck part 23 is strongenough to support the display part 10 and may be formed as a single bodywith the base cover 22.

The connecting bracket 30 can be nearly T-shaped, and comprises acombination portion 31 (i.e. the second end) to couple with the guidebracket 40 and an inserting portion 32 (i.e. the first end) extendingfrom the combination portion 31 to be inserted into the through portion24 of the neck part 23. Here, a width of the combination portion 31 canbe larger than that of the inserting portion 32, such that a lower endof the combination portion 31 can stably contact an upper end of theneck part 23 when the inserting portion 32 is coupled with the throughportion 24 of the neck part 23.

Third screw coupling holes (not shown) are formed at the combinationportion 31 of the connecting bracket 30, to allow third screws 35 tocouple the guide bracket 40 with the connecting bracket 31. The thirdscrews 35 pass through the combination bosses 14 a of the rear casing 14and combination boss through holes 42 of the guide bracket 40 and thencouple with the third screw coupling holes. Accordingly, the connectingbracket 30 can be coupled with the display part 10.

Coupling holes 32 a can be formed on a bottom surface of the insertingportion 32 of the connecting bracket 30 to couple with the second screws34, which pass through the second screw through holes 21 b of the baseframe 21. The second screws 34 pass through the second screw throughholes 21 b of the base frame 21 and couple with the coupling holes 32 aof the inserting portion 32. Accordingly, the connecting bracket 30 canbe attached to the base part 20.

The guide bracket 40 is mounted at a lower portion of a rear surface ofthe front casing 13, and the combination boss through holes are formedat a surface thereof to allow the combination bosses 14 a of the rearcasing 14 to pass therethrough. The guide bracket 40 can have arectangular box shape, and an open portion 41 can be formed on a bottomsurface thereof to couple with the combination portion 31 of theconnecting bracket 30. A pass-through portion can be formed at a bottomsurface of the rear casing 14 to correspond to the open portion 41 ofthe guide bracket 40 to allow the combination portion 31 of theconnecting bracket to pass therethorugh. The combination portion 31 ofthe connecting bracket 30 passes through the pass-through portion of therear casing 14 and the open portion 41 of the guide bracket 40, and thencouples with the third screws 35. Therefore, the connecting bracket 30can couple with the display part 10.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive conceptattach to have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by thoseskilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit of the general inventiveconcept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and theirequivalents.

1. A display device comprising: a display part; a base part whichcomprises a neck part projecting from a surface thereof to support thedisplay part; a connecting bracket having a first end formed to beinsertable into the neck part; and a guide bracket disposed at thedisplay part to guide a second end of the connecting bracket to beconnectable with the display part.
 2. The display device of claim 1,wherein the first end of the connecting bracket comprises a combinationportion to couple with the guide bracket, the second end of theconnecting bracket comprises an inserting portion extending from thecombination portion to insert into the neck part, and the neck partincludes a through portion through which the inserting portion passes.3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the base part furthercomprises: a base frame to contact an installation surface; and a basecover disposed at an upper portion of the base frame and including theneck part therein, the inserting portion of the connecting bracketpassing through the through portion of the neck part and to be coupledwith the base frame.
 4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the baseframe comprises a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in a radialdirection.
 5. The display device of claim 3, wherein a width of thecombination portion is larger than that of the inserting portion, and alower end of the combination portion contacts an upper end of the neckpart when the inserting portion is coupled to the through portion. 6.The display device of claim 5, wherein the base frame comprises aplurality of reinforcing ribs disposed in a radial direction.
 7. Thedisplay device of claim 3, wherein the base cover and the neck part areintegrally formed.
 8. The display device of claim 1, wherein the guidebracket comprises an open portion to receive the second end of theconnecting bracket.
 9. The display device of claim 1, furthercomprising: a rear cover to cover the display part such that theconnecting bracket and the guide bracket are disposed between thedisplay part and the rear cover, wherein the guide bracket is formed onthe rear cover.
 10. The display device of claim 9, wherein the guidebracket comprises a first open portion to receive the second end of theconnecting bracket, and the rear cover comprises a second open portioncorresponding to the first open portion of the guide bracket to allowthe second end of the connecting bracket to pass therethrough.
 11. Adisplay device comprising: a display unit to display an image thereon; abase unit having an open neck portion extending towards the displayunit; and an intermediate unit having a first end to couple with thedisplay unit and a second end to fit within the open neck portion of thebase unit to support the display unit with respect to the base unit. 12.The display device of claim 11, wherein the second end of theintermediate unit has a predetermined width to fit within the open neckportion, and the first end of the intermediate unit has a width largerthan the predetermined width such that the first end contacts an edge ofthe open neck portion when the second end is inserted into the open neckportion.
 13. The display device of claim 11, further comprising: a guidebracket provided at a surface of the display unit to couple the displayunit to the first end of the intermediate unit.
 14. The display deviceof claim 13, wherein the guide bracket comprises an open portion toaccommodate the first end of the intermediate unit therein to detachablycouple the intermediate unit to the display unit.
 15. The display deviceof claim 11, wherein the base unit comprises: base frame to support thedisplay unit with respect to an installation surface; and a base coverformed with the open neck portion to detachably couple with the displayunit through the intermediate unit.
 16. The display device of claim 11,wherein the display unit comprises: a panel to display the imagethereon; and front and rear casings surrounding the panel, and one ofthe front and rear casings having an opening to accommodate the firstend of the intermediate unit to detachably couple the intermediate unitto the display unit.
 17. A display device, comprising: a display unit todisplay an image thereon and having a first accommodating portion; abase unit having a second accommodating portion; and a connecting unithaving a first end of a first predetermined size to be insertable intothe first accommodating portion and a second end of a secondpredetermined size to be insertable into the second accommodatingportion to detachably couple the display unit to the base unit.
 18. Thedisplay device of claim 17, wherein the first predetermined size isgreater than the second predetermined size, and the first end of theconnecting unit comprises a first portion from which the second endextends, and a second portion to contact a surface of the base unitdefining the second accommodating while the second end is inserted intothe second accommodating portion of the base unit.
 19. The displaydevice of claim 17, wherein the first accommodating portion comprises: aguide bracket attached to a surface of the display unit and having anopening therein to accommodate the first end of the connecting unit. 20.The display device of claim 17, wherein the second accommodating portioncomprises: an opened portion of a predetermined shape corresponding tothe second end of the connecting unit integrally formed with the baseunit.